CVE-2026-49337 (GCVE-0-2026-49337)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-19 19:53 – Updated: 2026-06-19 20:10
VLAI
Title
libde265 has an unbounded memory leak via orphaned slice headers in `read_slice_NAL`
Summary
libde265 is an open source implementation of the h.265 video codec. Prior to version 1.0.20, a crafted sequence of H.265 NAL units causes `decoder_context::read_slice_NAL()` (`libde265/decctx.cc:481`) to attach slice headers to a finished picture object that has no active image unit, resulting in attacker-controlled unbounded heap growth. The retained headers are never freed until the picture is released, which may not happen during continuous streaming. Version 1.0.20 patches the issue.
CWE
  • CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
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Vendor Product Version
strukturag libde265 Affected: < 1.0.20
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